Several artists but only one reason why…

RouteNote classes 4 or more Primary artists as Various Artists or Compilation releases. Spotify, however, usually considers 4 or more Primary, Remixers, With and Composer artists as Various Artist releases.

This means that if you have 4 or more primaries, remixers and/or with artists in your release, then it will appear on a Various Artists artist profile on Spotify. If you have less than 4 primary artists, your release may not appear as a Various Artists release on other stores.

Here is how your release may appear:

Compilations, or Various Artists releases, will still credit all of the individual artists on stores. On Spotify, for example, the primary artist on the track will be listed underneath the track title. Clicking on the artist name will take you to the linked artist profile.

If you do not want your release to be listed as a Various Artists release, you may wish to consider changing some of the primary/remixer/with artists roles to another artist role.

If your release is appearing as a Compilation release but not on a Various Artists artist profile, don’t worry! Click here to find out why.

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See also:
Why is my release on a Various Artists channel on YouTube?
How do I format various artist releases?
What can I do if a release is on the wrong artist profile?